ADEA vs ADI vs CDNS Stock Comparison

Adeia, Analog Devices and Cadence Design Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADEA Adeia Inc.
$21.43 -15.9% 1M +25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$470.87M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
6 wins
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$407.93 +3.6% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$203.15B
P/E
49.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Adeia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Adeia 6, Analog Devices 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADEAADICDNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.46B $203.15B $92.92B ADI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 49.1x 67.3x ADEA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 33.1x 37.1x ADEA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +33.6% +17.6% ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.1% 29.8% — ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 10.2% — ADEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.0x — ADEA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.3% +71.4% -6.6% ADI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.8%/yr +19.1%/yr +14.3%/yr ADEA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.9% 36.5% 41.0% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 62/100 49/100 ADEA

Percentile Scorecard

ADEAADICDNS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADEAADICDNS
Valuation 87 #13 of 95 49 #49 of 95 30 #67 of 95
Growth 67 #31 of 93 78 #21 of 93 64 #34 of 93
Profitability 90 #10 of 91 83 #16 of 91 53 #43 of 91
Financial Health 29 #72 of 101 31 #70 of 101 –
Shareholder Returns 78 #17 of 75 68 #25 of 75 –
Overall 70 62 49
  • ADEA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADEAADICDNSSPY
1 month -15.9%+3.6%-1.2% -0.8%
3 months -17.8%+9.7%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months -28.9%+3.9%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date +24.2%+50.4%+3.1% +12.2%
1 year +25.3%+71.4%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years +159.1%+154.1%+39.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.4%+36.5%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years +179.4%+139.3%+95.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.8%+19.1%+14.3% +11.0%
10 years +32.9%+543.0%+1,162.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.9%+20.5%+28.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADEAADICDNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.9%36.5%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%36.5%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.531.721.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.381.96-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-32.5%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.3%-8.4%-22.6% -1.8%
52-week high $33.63$445.48$416.39 $779.14
52-week low $11.74$225.20$265.66 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADEAADICDNS
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 42.1x 47.9xmedian 42.1x 63.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 7.1x 14.2xmedian 7.1x 14.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 27.5x 29.6xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 37.2x 40.0xmedian 37.2x 53.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 4.2x 5.9xmedian 4.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 2.23 11.12median 2.23 5.13median 2.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADEAADICDNS
Revenue $470.87M $13.88B $6.13B
Gross profit – $9.13B –
Operating income $195.97M $4.93B $1.77B
Net income $122.68M $4.14B $1.38B
Free cash flow $188.57M $4.94B –
R&D $71.74M $1.98B $2.04B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $8.46 $5.00
Cash & equivalents $137.10M $2.17B $1.45B
Total debt $386.02M $9.12B –
Shares (diluted) 114.40M 488.84M 276.16M
Enterprise value $1.71B $189.69B $92.92B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADEAADICDNS
P/E 19.3x 47.9x 63.9x
P/FCF 12.5x 40.0x 53.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 35.6x 45.1x
P/S 5.0x 14.2x 14.5x
P/B 5.0x 5.9x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 12.5x 7.6x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 29.6x –
EV/EBIT 13.0x 41.4x –
EV/Revenue 5.4x 14.7x 14.5x
EV/FCF 13.5x 41.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 36.9x 45.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 11.12 5.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADEAADICDNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 33.6% 17.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 2.6% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 46.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.0% 93.0% 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 4.8% 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.3% 111.2% 30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 3.3% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.4% 114.6% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 4.3% 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% 33.2% 21.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 5.1% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 34.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 10.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADEAADICDNS
Gross margin – 65.8% –
EBITDA margin 55.6% 49.8% –
Operating margin 41.6% 35.5% –
Pretax margin 35.3% 33.9% –
Net margin 26.1% 29.8% –
FCF margin 40.0% 35.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 39.9% 32.1%
Return on equity 26.0% 12.3% –
Return on assets 12.2% 8.6% –
Return on invested capital 16.8% 10.2% –
Return on capital employed 21.4% 11.6% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% 2.5% 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADEAADICDNS
Debt / assets 38.1% 18.8% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 52.9% 30.7% –
Equity / assets 47.1% 69.3% 56.2%
Interest coverage 5.4x 14.1x –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.8x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 4.16 8.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADEAADICDNS
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 41.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADEAADICDNS
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 33.1xFY2026 37.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $12.33FY2026 $8.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.2%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +27.0% +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $427.36MFY2026 $15.85BFY2026 $6.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.7% +19.8% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADEAADICDNS
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.9% 88.2%
Institutions holding 304 2,287 1,498
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +4.5% +5.4%
Institutions buying 186 1,182 831
Institutions selling 86 819 518
Buyers to sellers 2.16 1.44 1.60

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADEAADICDNS
ADEA 1.00 0.43 0.32
ADI 0.43 1.00 0.30
CDNS 0.32 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADEA, ADI and CDNS?

Analog Devices (ADI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adeia (ADEA) $2.46B, Analog Devices (ADI) $203.15B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $92.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADEA, ADI and CDNS?

Adeia (ADEA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adeia (ADEA) 20.1x, Analog Devices (ADI) 49.1x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 67.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adeia (ADEA) is cheapest (Adeia (ADEA) 15.9x, Analog Devices (ADI) 33.1x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 37.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Analog Devices (ADI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adeia (ADEA) +24.3%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Adeia (ADEA) 26.1%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%). On return on invested capital, Adeia (ADEA) leads (Adeia (ADEA) 16.8%, Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Analog Devices (ADI) returned the most: Adeia (ADEA) +25.3%, Analog Devices (ADI) +71.4%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.6%. Over five years, Adeia (ADEA) compounded fastest (Adeia (ADEA) +22.8%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +19.1%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adeia (ADEA) 0.00%, Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 0.00%. Adeia (ADEA) and Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Adeia (ADEA) 66.9%, Analog Devices (ADI) 36.5%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADEA, ADI and CDNS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Adeia (ADEA) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.